Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced Specialist Diabetes Practitioner, Band 7 to join the North East Essex Diabetes Service (NEEDS), a multidisciplinary diabetes team delivering specialist care across community and primary care settings, with strong links to secondary care services.
NEEDS is an award-winning service comprising three Consultant Diabetologists/Endocrinologists, a team of Specialist Diabetes Practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds, and a highly valued administrative team. We provide specialist diabetes care to approximately 25,000 people across North East Essex and deliver services including:
- Complex diabetes management
- Young adult diabetes clinics
- Pre-pregnancy and antenatal diabetes care
- Insulin pump and diabetes technology services
- Multidisciplinary foot services
- Structured diabetes education programmes
We have a strong focus on integrated working and collaborates closely with primary care, community services, pharmacy, mental health services, lifestyle services and the ICB. We are committed to improving diabetes outcomes through education, mentorship, quality improvement, service development, and population health approaches.
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes are essential.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.
Proposed Interview date: 15th September 2026
Main duties of the job
You will manager a complex caseload autonomously, providing highly specialist diabetes assessment, treatment, education, and support. You will play a key role in delivering person-centred care, supporting self-management, reducing diabetes-related complications, and improving outcomes for people living with diabetes.
Your role will include supporting education for patients, carers and healthcare professionals, contributing to audit and quality improvement, supervising junior staff and students, and supporting service development initiatives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and person Specification
In return, we offer a supportive and friendly working environment, regular CPD opportunities, clinical supervision, leadership development and opportunities to contribute to innovation and research.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- • Exceptional communication and problem solving skills
- • Able to work independently and manage a team
- • Excellent time management and organisational skills
- • Ability to prioritise own and others’ workload, delegating appropriately
- • Able to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical fashion
- • Ability to keep legible and accurate records in English using SOAP format
- • Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies including data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patient
- • Able to recognise in yourself and individuals work related stress and pressures
- • Conduct professional affairs in a confident and assertive manner
- • Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi tasking) and work in an unpredictable working pattern
- • Car owner and driver / access to care
Knowledge
Essential
- • Advanced knowledge of a broad range of assessments and interventions including relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
- • Awareness of national guidance relevant to own specialities, including, consent issues, and other legal frameworks relating to care group
- • Competent IT skills
Experience
Essential
- • Proven post registration experience
- • Significant experience at Band 6 level - working in community settings.
- • Continued professional development
- • Demonstrated understanding of the role of community diabetes care within the current evolving health environment
- • Working within a multidisciplinary / interdisciplinary team
- • Advanced competencies related to care group
- • Supervising the work of others
- • Managing complex/highly specialist cases
Desirable
- • Previous experience of developing a service
- • Previous experience of formal presentations to multi professional groups
- • Experience of research
- • Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
Qualifications
Essential
- • Degree/Diploma in Nursing or Dietetics
- • HCPC or NMC registration
- • Professional knowledge and skills underpinned by theory and experience, acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training, experience in specialist field, to masters level or equivalent
- • Prescribing qualification
Desirable
- • Recognised post graduate qualification in related area e.g. MSc, PGCert
- • Student supervision and mentoring/clinical education course
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This advert is for Senior Specialist Diabetes Practitioner with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Colchester. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Endocrinology and Diabetes role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Aug 2026.
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